The Sexual Freedom Project
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También en Español Why do you think discrimination remains so prevalent within our LGBTQ activist community? Join The Sexual Freedom Project cast with your own video or essay (via columbia@venusplusx.org), and we will send you a free VenusPlusX t-shirt to thank you. More videos here. Video edited by Tiye Massey.
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[pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://youtu.be/cf7GWfVsxP4″ pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] También en Español Do you think it makes a difference whether someone is “born this way” or just makes a choice? If someone chooses to be a heterosexual isn’t that just as much a choice? Isn’t the distinction irrelevant to fighting intolerance? Join The Sexual Freedom Project cast with your own video or…
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También en Español Will the concept of a gender continuum, a spectrum of all different types of gender expression, neutralize the traditional binaries? How does sexual orientation relate to gender expression? How will more gender individuality affect our sense of community so deeply rooted in the binary paradigm? Join The Sexual Freedom Project cast with your own…
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The Sexual Freedom Project: The Stigma of the Slut
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Why does society set different standards for women and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people? What do we do that may facilitate these standards instead of working to change them? Join The Sexual Freedom Project cast with your own video or essay (via columbia@venusplusx.org), and we will send you a free VenusPlusX t-shirt to thank you. More videos here.…
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What motivates you to be an activist? Was there one radicalizing experience that made you get up and do something, or was it a gradual evolution?How does your activism interact or relate to other aspects of your life? Join The Sexual Freedom Project cast with your own video or essay (via columbia@venusplusx.org), and we will send you…
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The Sexual Freedom Project: Sexual Identity
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What does sexual freedom mean to you? How does it relate to your sexuality, sexual identity, sexual orientation and/or gender identity? What do you think? Join The Sexual Freedom Project cast with your own video or essay (via columbia@venusplusx.org), and we will send you a free VenusPlusX t-shirt to thank you. More videos here.
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In providing perspective on The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2013, we’ve looked at some of the obstacles ahead, and took a closer look at two of the 200+ countries discussed in the Report. It’s hard to fathom the instances of discrimination that we aren’t aware of, but one thing is clear: The…
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In Part 1, I shed some light on the current human rights challenges we face, and in Part 3 I offer a call to action, but here is a more in-depth look at two countries that are particularly interesting — Uganda and Sweden. What do the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2013 tell…
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The Sexual Freedom Project: A Culmination of Things
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[pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwvdai2ECJk” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] As a new addition to VenusPlusX, I would like to express my views on some of the interesting media I have come across here. One video I found is particularly intriguing because the woman speaks of the big picture – the culmination of things that influence our sexuality. Everyone is a product…
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The human mind is a dangerous weapon. The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2013 from the U.S. State Department reinforce this timeless notion. The Report, released in February, gives us a clear view of the current frontier in the human rights struggle. Things have come to a head, and at this point you have…